{"id":5050,"date":"2008-12-01T08:50:42","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T08:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2008\/12\/01\/normal-is-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction-its\/"},"modified":"2008-12-01T08:50:42","modified_gmt":"2008-12-01T08:50:42","slug":"normal-is-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction-its","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2008\/12\/01\/normal-is-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction-its\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Normal is a weapon of mass destruction.<br \/>\nIt&rsquo;s just as deadly, and just like those weapons,<br \/>\nit&rsquo;ll never be found.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class='attribution'>Thea Hillman<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normal is a weapon of mass destruction. It&rsquo;s just as deadly, and just like those weapons, it&rsquo;ll never be found. 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